Climate averages 1991–2020
Mihara weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Mihara: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 103 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Onomichi (11 km away). In October its highs average 21.5°C, about as warm as Mihara, with 105 mm of rain.
Among the 303 cities listed in Japan, Mihara ranks joint 41st of 303 for the warmest October highs and joint 24th of 303 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 303 cities is 20.4°C; Mihara is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 16.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 103 mm to 59 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mihara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 43 | 5.4 | 10.110 h |
| February | 9.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 55 | 7.4 | 10.911 h |
| March | 13.3°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 95 | 9.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.4°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 110 | 9.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 22.9°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 129 | 9.9 | 13.914 h |
| June | 25.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 192 | 12.8 | 14.414 h |
| July | 29.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 207 | 13.7 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 12.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 160 | 11.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 21.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 103 | 7.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 16.3°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 59 | 6.6 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.9°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 50 | 5.9 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Onomichi in OctoberJapan · 11 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 14.3°C · 105 mm rain
- Fukuyama in OctoberJapan · 28 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 14.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Higashihiroshima in OctoberJapan · 32 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 102 mm rain
- Imabari in OctoberJapan · 37 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 148 mm rain
- Kure in OctoberJapan · 51 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.0°C · 113 mm rain
- Niihama in OctoberJapan · 53 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 166 mm rain
- Saijō in OctoberJapan · 55 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 16.0°C · 166 mm rain
- Hiroshima in OctoberJapan · 58 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 109 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mihara) is explained once on the Mihara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.